The type of hip-hop has not exactly been known for a sharp clean and morally upright, undeniably wholesome image. We learned that rappers being arrested for weapons charges or assault from time to time. A number of hip-hop lyrics to say (and even glorify) guns, drugs, violence, misogynist behavior and a medley of the fight against authority. And, of course, the murders of high-level rap artists like The Notorious BIG and Tupac Shakur was significant events that established the reputation of hip-hop.
Along with the progression of hip hop personalities get involved in the incidents Gangster esque heard rumors that a working group was formed by the Police Department New York, specifically focusing on the rap industry. Major newspapers reported that a team of detectives from the NYPD has been allocated for monitor hip-hop events, arguments, and even rap lyrics. The artists have complained that they were under police surveillance.
The NYPD has repeatedly denied the existence of this part, but talking about hip-hop police are still far from diminishing. The revelations of retired NYPD Derrick Parker, who was the one who started full investigation into the hip hop industry continues to fuel the controversy. Parker said it was his duty to collect all information relating to hip hop artists who participated in the interview in criminal cases. He was not so large as the alleged total labor force has been reported in the media, but was merely another scope of Division Gang Intelligence Unit.
In 2004, it was reported that three days of hip-session hops training was organized and attended by officers from New York, Miami, Atlanta and Los Angeles. During the seminar, six-inch binders containing information on rappers with criminal records were distributed to participants. A police sergeant in Miami attended the training seminar on what to look for the words rap, monitoring radio and television, and the survey of hip-hop concerts.
Exacerbated by the existence of a squad of hip hop, another document profiling much of the rapper was released. This time, it was a file containing 500 pages of mug shots of rap artists addresses and phone numbers of the plate social security license, criminal records, details of the arrest, the most popular sites and known associates. The case, which bore the logo of the New York / New Jersey High Intensity Drug Area program has been published online and also featured in the documentary Rap Sheet: Hip Hop and police.
No is one of the rappers and some civil rights activists deplored the acts of racial profiling and unnecessary invasion of privacy. Police refused to comment on the case, but said he is familiar with the industry, hip-hop is just part of doing their jobs. They said that the reason for the unsolved murders of famous hip hop artists was enough to keep this particular type of the music industry. As Derrick Parker said, just do not want another dead rapper.
Some rap personalities blame the rappers are preparing for the alleged surveillance. DMC, considered one of the pioneers of hip-hop, said self-gangster rap was larger one reason the waste of the police. Wu-Tang Clan member Method Man has also commented that rap lyrics glorifying violence and guns are of no help either.
In October 2007, rapper TI was arrested for possession of illegal weapons in the past month, The Game has been placed in custody for allegedly pretend to be an undercover cop. Last July, Remy Ma surrendered to police itself after participating in a shootout. Although these events are not representative the whole hip hop industry, the police think that these are more than enough to keep watching.
